before the mast

He sailed for two years before the mast.

他作为普通水手出海航行了两年.

He had sailed before the mast for nearly 30 years before he became a captain.

他当了将近30年的水手后才被提拔为船长.

He wants to sail before the mast.

他想当一名普通海员.

My nephew worked his passage to Sydney before the mast.

我的侄儿乘船去悉尼时在船上充当普通水手,打工以抵偿旅费.

He has served before the mast for 20 years.

他已当了20年海员.

John sailed for three years before the mast.

约翰作为普通水手在海上航行了三年.

But now I find that every man before the mast knows more than I do.

可我发现船上每个人知道得都比我多.

Before the mast like you!'

像你一样,在船上开始的. ”

He spent ten years before the mast.

他当了十年的海员.